2011 IFLA Student Design Competition JURY REPORT

Submitted on behalf of the jury by Dr. Beverly A. Sandalack, Chair of the Jury 15 April 2011

1. INTRODUCTION This is the report of the jury process and outcomes for the 2011 IFLA Student Design Competition. The competition is organized in conjunction with the 2011 IFLA World Congress to be held in Zurich, Switzerland in June 2011. The jury process took place in Rapperswil, Switzerland on 11 and 12 April 2011 at the Hochschule fur Technik Rapperswil (HSR). The 2011 Student Design Competition Leader was Kerstin Goedeke. Together with her team, Ms. Goedeke developed the competition brief, handled communications with IFLA and BSLA, received the entries, organized the entries for jurying, made all arrangements for the jury, and provided much other valuable assistance to the jury. She and team are thanked for their organized and excellent work. The HSR generously hosted the jury and organizing team in the school, and they are thanked for their hospitality and arrangements. The jury was composed of ve members: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Andy Cao, Vietnam/USA, Loeb Fellow 2010-11, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design Maike van Stiphout, the Netherlands, DS Landschapsarchitecten, Amsterdam Prof. Christoph Jensen, Denmark/Germany, Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Fakultat Landschaftsarchitektur, Freising Prof. Joachim Kleiner, Switzerland, Hochschule Rapperswil Prof. Dr. Beverly Sandalack, Canada, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Chair of the Jury

2. COMPETITION PROCESS A total of 361 submissions from 38 countries were received electronically in response to the call for submissions and competition brief. Ms. Goedeke and her team reviewed the submissions for eligibility/ completeness, and printed each submission on A3 for jury review. The jury convened on 11 April at 1:00 pm at HSR. The jury members discussed the general process that they would employ to review the submissions and select the winners, reviewed the requirement to disclose any prior knowledge of any submissions and/or involvement with any student submissions, and agreed that the competition results would remain condential until such time as the IFLA President announces the awards. By a process of elimination, the entries were reduced to successively smaller pools, and the jury came to an agreement of their selection of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners, and of seven additional projects worthy of commendation. The jury concluded their process at approximately 2:30 pm on 12 April.

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3. AWARDS The jury is very pleased to recommend to Desiree Martin, IFLA President, the following for awards: 1st Place IFLA Group Han Prize for Student Landscape Architecture ! Layers of Time (#0239) ! Vasiliki Nikoloutsou ! Isavella - Ines" Oikonomopoulou- Paraskeyopoulou ! National Technical University of Athens, School of Architecture ! Greece ! ! ! ! ! ! This project deals with Kotichi Lagoon, an aquatic biosystem of international signicance and the most important ecosystem of Peloponnese in Greece. The transition of the lagoon from gradual natural evolution, but mostly from unsustainable exploitation, as well as insufcient management, have irreversibly degraded the landscape. This proposal considers the borders through a new denition of time, and considers protection of the fauna and ora of the area, together with human movement, circulation, education and framed views. The jury commended the clear and strong narrative, and the contemporary approach of dealing with the landscape as well as cultural issues. This is a very convincing project that pushes the boundaries between many disciplines and is not afraid to touch on the ephemeral and intangible concept of time. It is subtle, and could be realized with minimal intervention. The presentation is graphically very strong and poetic. 2nd Place IFLA Zvi Miller Prize ! ! ! ! ! Vibrant Land: shifting (urban) boundaries in Coastal North Carolina (#0199) Jorrit Noordhuizen Inge Kersten Wageningen University, Chairgroup Landscape Architecture the Netherlands

This project deals with the dynamic landscape of the barrier island coast of North Carolina. The urban area at the shoreline clashes with the natural ows of the landscape, resulting in a landscape of loss and destruction, so that natural boundary areas between urban and rural have almost completely disappeared. The project shows that in order to transform this landscape into a sustainable and attractive environment, it is necessary to enable natural and human ows to interact. The dune landscape is rebuilt, and a new public space typology is introduced that engages natural and human ows, utilizing most notably a simple designed wooden structure that has great versatility of use. This project succeeds in proposing landscape to live in, rather than landscape to simply be consumed. It emphasises the process of remaking a more sustainable landscape for living, and a more attractive landscape for experiencing, notably considering this throughout the seasons. The use of the wooden structural element is variously concealed and revealed, resulting in subtle and variable landforms. The project includes the interesting notion of using sand, an element that is constantly shifting, but that is anchored around one element. Playful and functional at the same time. Graphics were very convincing and clear.

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3rd Place Merit Award ! ! ! ! ! ! Vertical Densities: productive landscapes at the urban edge (#0321) E. Scott Mitchell Amy Whitesides Chen Chen Harvard Graduate School of Design, Landscape Architecture United States

The South Weymouth Naval Air Station (SOWEY) is a 750 hectare ex-military base located at the convergence of 3 suburban towns. In reaction to proposed plans for SOWEY that do not adequately address the region#s economic, land use and environmental issues, this project considers the site as a public regional resource and a potential prototype for urban development. It protects and replenishes freshwater resources, provides ood control services, conserves habitat for endangered species, and serves as a testing ground for emergent high altitude wind generation technologies that could serve as an economic resource for the region. The jury found this to be a powerful and artistic submission that considers energy and the investigation of alternatives for an inevitable future without many of the conventional energy sources. The project proposes a multi-layered landscape that most notably explores the airspace through innovative considerations of various uses. The sky is the limit with this project! Graphically the project is superior with some visionary decisions about how to communicate the ideas which resulted in a highly integrated presentation. JURY AWARDS In addition to the three prizes, the Jury identied seven additional projects for acknowledgement of achievement: Fishpondscape - Urban Transition Zone Landscape Planning and Design in Deep Bay of Hong Kong (#197) ! Liu Tong ! Yu Cong ! Zhang Yang ! Zhang Jin ! Bi Rutao ! Beijing Forestry University, Landscape Architecture ! China connecting_worlds (#060) ! Marius Ege ! Christian Zink ! Universitat Stuttgart, Institute of Urban Planning/Department of International Urbanism, Institute ! of Landscape Planning and Ecology ! Germany Rooting Rural Communities (#147) ! Emily Miller ! Kelly Bergeron ! University of Louisiana at Lafayette, School of Architecture and Design ! United States

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Cell Engineering - the Rescue of Moribund Urban Boundary (#036) ! Yue Xu ! Jinmu Li ! Yezhou Fan ! Ke Liu ! Tingting Li ! Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, ! Architecture, Interior Design ! China [E]merging Landscapes: a comment on urban boundaries (#246) ! June Paaskesen ! Rikke Welan ! Copenhagen University, Landscape Architecture ! Denmark Growing Boundary: sustainable recovery of the mangrove at Pearl River Delta (#047) ! Chen Yan ! Ran Wu ! Min Xue ! Yang Li ! Chengjiang Hu ! Beijing Forestry University, Landscape Architecture ! China Border on the implantable landscape: pondering on the transformation of a ying dust arena (#122) ! Xin Man ! Jing Li ! Minyu Zhang ! Jinqing ! Hua Zhao ! Beijing Forestry University, Landscape Architecture ! China

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4. STATISTICS - SUBMISSIONS BY COUNTRY Slovakia Germany Netherlands Denmark Switzerland Lithuania Poland ! Italy ! Russia ! Iceland ! Turkey ! Austria ! Belgium Spain ! France ! Croatia ! Hungary Romania Greece ! Sweden 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Iran! Israel ! Saudi Arabia Total submissions: ! Total ineligible: ! ! 361 from 38 countries 82 7 1 1 China ! Taiwan ! Australia Malaysia India ! Korea ! Japan ! 203 14 7 5 4 3 2 United States Canada Argentina Chile ! Brazil 28 5 2 1 1 England Scotland Ireland ! 6 2 1

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5. NOTES The jury makes the following general comments: there were a large number of ineligible entries (82) due to multiple reasons - either incomplete or missing declaration form, submissions in a format other than what was specied (e.g. portrait rather than landscape), excessive text in the description far exceeding the specied character count, or lacking in endorsement by the dean/head of school. In order for students to avoid this occurring, it is essential to carefully read the brief (it contains all of the necessary details), and to ask questions if the instructions are not clear. the jury was happy to see that there were so many exciting submissions that push the boundaries of conventional materials and topics - e.g. sand, space, time. however, the jury was surprised that there were not enough high quality projects that addressed the very important issue of urban/rural interface. The jury believes that this is a critical issue that the profession, and schools, must address. As well, the agricultural edges did not seem to be dealt with in an effective way, although this is another important topic. the jury appreciated the projects that discussed about cultural history, and especially the analysis, however convincing responses to these issues are still not being proposed. the jury noted that many of the projects arose from some interesting issues, and in some cases from some beautiful and complex human and cultural stories, even if the resolution was not always successful. many of the projects exhibited a mature way of working with ecological problems, and tackled the solutions in a technically competent way, however in many cases the design aspect of the project was not nearly as developed or successful. Students (and schools) are urged to consider both analysis and design. the high number of submissions is a very positive indication of a strong interest in the IFLA competition, and it was noted that there were entries from many countries, including places that have not previously been represented in the competition. The jury strongly encourages the schools and students to consider entering the competition, as this is excellent experience, as well as an interesting barometer regarding the state of the programs. consideration of an additional duty for jury members while they are present at the host country, for example lecture, panel, symposium or studio review, could make good use of these guests and enrich the school and/or professional enrichment programs.

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E. Scott Mitchell Amy Whitesides Chen Chen

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